It is revealed that Manchester City wants to buy a striker! Pep Guardiola targets the 19-year-old Bundesliga genius, and Cologne wants 40 million

On November 20, according to Sky Sports Germany, Manchester City coach Guardiola is paying attention to Cologne’s 19-year-old talented forward Said Marra. Guardiola has watched many of Said Mara's game videos, and Manchester City scouts have inspected the player's performance on-site in recent Cologne games.

This season, if Manchester City wants to compete for the championship on the fourth line, it must achieve "more blooms" on the offensive end. In the first 11 games of the Premier League, Manchester City scored 23 goals, of which Haaland scored 14 goals alone. In addition, no one in the Manchester City team has scored more than 1 goal in the league. In the past two seasons, the Norwegian missed 21 games due to injury. Manchester City obviously cannot place all its hopes on him alone, so Guardiola may add another attacker in the winter window.

Previously, Real Madrid's Guler and Rodrigo were both rumored to be Manchester City's signing targets. Nowadays, a relatively unfamiliar name has also entered the field of vision, he is Said Marat. According to "Sky Sports" news, Manchester City has sent scouts to watch Cologne games live many times, focusing on 19-year-old Said Mara. . Guardiola was "deeply impressed" after watching multiple videos.

Scout Jack Kulig believes that Said Mara is a "technical and fancy winger who likes to show off himself". He has played 10 times in the Bundesliga this season (only 3 starts), averaging 39 minutes per game, and has scored 4 goals and 1 assist. With his outstanding performance, he was also selected for the German national team for the first time. He was a substitute but did not play in Germany's 2-0 victory over Luxembourg. He then left the German national team and reported to Germany U21.

There is no doubt that Said Mara is another new star emerging on the Bundesliga stage. But it is not easy for Manchester City to sign the 19-year-old genius, because Bayern and Dortmund are also eyeing the German star. Cologne just extended his contract until 2030 last year, so the negotiations are full of confidence. The asking price is expected to exceed 40 million euros (about 35 million pounds), and the player himself is not in a hurry to leave.

Considering that Manchester City has performed well in recent games, the frontcourt attackers have also started to "strengthen": 3:0 Liverpool in the league, Doku contributed 1 goal and won the MVP after the game. His performance showed Guardiola that Manchester City can bloom more even if they don't have to spend money in the winter window. Therefore, Manchester City's current squad is generally considered to be enough to fight Arsenal until the last minute; if Guardiola still wants to upgrade the lineup, the more experienced Rodrigo will be a better candidate. The young Saeed Marra is more like a "lottery ticket". It is obviously unrealistic to expect him to be signed in the winter window to strengthen the offensive firepower.